April 14, (THEWILL) – Cuba Gooding Jr, has pleaded guilty to forcibly touching a woman, in order to avoid jail term in a criminal case accusing him of violating three different women. The Oscar Award-winning actor was facing up to a year behind bars for groping three women at Manhattan clubs in 2018 and 2019.
Now, he will have to comply with the terms of his deal as his misdemeanour will be reduced to a lesser violation of harassment. As part of the plea, he must continue his alcohol and behaviour counselling for six months.
Recall that Cuba was arrested in June 2019, after a woman accused him of squeezing her breast without her consent at Magic Hour Rooftop Bar & Lounge, near Times Square. A few months later, he was charged in two additional cases from women accusing him of similar sexual abuse. In total, 22 women have accused him of sexual misconduct.
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